Are GP working hours safe?

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Leading official lays bare GP concerns GP and senior Care Quality Commission official Professor Steve Field has stated that GP’s working hours will need to be closely monitored to ensure the safety of patients and the well being of staff. The chief inspector of family doctors in England has also warned against the rising demands … [Read more…]

90% of GP’s are over the retirement age The Royal College of GP’s have revealed that hundreds of GP practices could be forced to close, due to the number of doctors hitting retirement age. The analysis has shown that more than 90% of GP’s are aged over 60, and with the average retirement age at … [Read more…]

650,000 patients found it difficult to get an appointment with their doctor The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Wales claim that patients struggling to get GP appointments could be getting sicker and need more expensive treatments as they delay visiting overworked GP’s. With an estimated 650,000 people in Wales finding it difficult to nab … [Read more…]